*** Welcome to piglix ***

Bago, Burma

Bago
ပဲခူးမြို့
Skyline of Bago
Bago is located in Myanmar
Bago
Bago
Location of Bago, Burma
Coordinates: 17°20′12″N 96°28′47″E / 17.33667°N 96.47972°E / 17.33667; 96.47972
Country Burma (Myanmar)
Division Bago Division
Founded ?825
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2012)
 • City 284,179
 • Metro 5,739,344
 • Ethnicities Bamar, Burmese Chinese, Burmese Indians, Kayin
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; Burmese: ပဲခူးမြို့; MLCTS: pai: khu: mrui., IPA: [bəɡó mjo̰]; Mon: ဗဂေါ, [həkɜ̀]; Thai: พะโค, rtgsPha-kho), formerly known as Hanthawaddy (Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ ; Mon: ဟံသာဝတဳ Hongsawatoi; Thai: หงสาวดี, rtgsHongsawadi; Pali: Haṃsāvatī; meaning "She Who Has Swans"), is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Burma. It is located 50 miles (80 km) north-east of Yangon.


...
Wikipedia

...